Doing some nice gigs

In the following weeks we'll have nice gigs in our scedule. We'll be playing at some nice venues and parties and we're really looking forward to move some dancing feet!!

Minimaal Royaal @ Poppodium Fenix Sittard

On the 27th of february we're playing at Poppodium Fenix in Sittard. Here we're invited to play a set after headliner "Kabale und Liebe". This dj from Amsterdam was on our Yum Yum parties already and he knows how to get a party going. Hopefully there's a nice crowd so we can raise the temperature even higher.

Minimaal Royaal: Kabale und Liebe - Kevin Jogya, MiniX2, Svaiy & Vekx
Info: Poppodium Fenix

Donker @ Stadslab Sittard

At the 6th of march we'll be playing for the first time in the Stadslab in Sittard. We're invited by our friends Infinitize who are the organisers of this party. In the line-up we'll be playing alongside Infinitze, RewindRoy, Bram Stalker and Belgium dj and producer Hermanez. His debut records on Miconn featured mixes from Lauhaus, Martinez, Ramon Tapia and Barretz, all of which perfectly complimented his stunning original mixes, while support came thick and fast for each release from Laurent Garnier, Barem, Gregor Thresher, Sven Vath, Christian Smith and many more revered DJs worldwide. It was now obvious that he had begun to step forward into the world of his dreams.

Donker: Hermanez, Infinitize, RewindRoy, Svaiy & Vekx, Bram Stalker.
Info: Shake that Ass events




Yum Yum @ Azijnfabriek Roermond

In an earlier post we already gave som attention to the next Yum Yum at the 13th of March. But once again we are very proud to announce that we've got another great line-up with Egbert, ArtXpress and Svaiy & Vekx. For those who don't know Egbert yet, this guy is one of Holland's biggest talents in the techno scene. Discovered by Secret Cinema on Myspace, Egbert already released track on labels such as EC Records, Trapez and Cocoon Recordings. Egbert is now playing all over the world with his live sets and he'll probably will have a massive festival summer!!

Yum Yum: Egbert, ArtXpress, Svaiy & Vekx, STV-visuals.
Info: Azijnfabriek or Yum Yum


Deep @ Kasteel Limbricht Sittard

On the 19th of March we'll be opening one of the rooms at a party in Castle Limbricht. At this unique location we'll be playing alongside some well respected dj's from the dutch techno and house scene. Michel de Hey and Eric de Man are these dj's that are playing at Deep. But that's not all, Deep also brings some great and talented dj's from the South. Infinitize, RewindRoy and Dayak will also be playing in this unique castle.

Deep: Michel de Hey, Eric de Man, Infinitize, Svaiy & Vekx, RewindRoy, Dayak
Info: Sense Events or Partyflock





Michel de Hey







Eric de Man

That's our update for now. If you would like to have more information about us or would like to listen to or sound, check out our Myspace and our Soundcloud.

See you later!

Svaiy & Vekx

True House

House is a FFeeling: on saturday the 6th of February we had the first edition of "House is a FFeeling" at Café FF in Roermond. The purpose of this new night is to prove that true house is still alive. Together with dj's MaxM and Dada we put this night together and played some funky, groovy and real house again. With sounds from labels like Defected, Stealth, Strictly, Champion and many others we played the best in today's and yesterday's house.

For a first time "House is a FFeeling" was really succesfull. The place was packed with a nice crowd and everybody was enjoying themselves. In the future we are planning to return on a regular base with " House is a Feeling" at Café FF. We'll keep you posted when we return. Click here for more pictures.

New track: for the second time Vekx worked together with dj Roel Berson to produce another track. This time they created a real tech-house track with a nice funk to it. Just check it out down here.

Vekx vs. Roel Berson - Eight (demo) by Vekx

Gigs: in February and March we have some nice gigs again. Besides playing as Svaiy & Vekx we also do some solo gigs now and then. Just put the following dates on your calender:

12-2 Ouwe House, Musiccafé Downtown, Eindhoven (Svaiy solo)
14-2 Carnorvalentijn, Nieuwe Nor, Heerlen (Vekx solo)
27-2 Minimaal Royaal, Fenix, Sittard (with Kabale und Liebe)
6-3 Donker, Stadslab, Sittard (with Hermanez, Infinitize)
13-3 Yum Yum, Azijnfabriek, Roermond (with Egbert)
19-3 Deep, Kasteel Limbricht, Sittard (with Michel de Hey, Eric de Man, Infinitize)
19-3 Pub Factory, Jill Murphy's. Roermond

That's all for now. If you have any questions or suggestions about our music, our gigs, how to book us or just something else, just contact us: svaiyvekx@gmail.com


Svaiy & Vekx

Next Yum Yum with Egbert

The line-up for the next Yum Yum edition on March 13th just got confirmed! And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better… well it probably can!

We're proud to anounce we've got Egbert. Techno addicts don’t need an introduction for this guy. We're talking about one of hollands biggest talents, discovered on my space by Jeroen Verheij (Secret Cinema). Egbert already released tracks on labels like EC Records, Trapez and now signed by Sven Väth for his legendary label: Cocoon Recordings. His track ‘Vreugdevuur’ is Sven’s favourite closing track since last summer’s Cocoon nights in the Amnesia club (Ibiza). Be sure to check his reportoire, ’cause energetic tracks like: Dezelfde Weg, Vette Sounds, Magie and Dikke Blaassound will get you moving! Don’t miss this, because this guy has a really busy schedule this year (From Madrid to Moscow!). Egbert will be performing a liveset, to hear some of his sets visit his soundcloud page.

But that's not all. From Rotterdam we also have ArtXpress. The sound of this guy fits exactly into the Yum Yum concept, just check out his soundcloud page and listen, then you’ll understand what we're talking about!

Of course Yum Yum wouldn't be complete without Svaiy & Vekx, and yes, we're already looking forward to play some great tech-house and techno tracks. And don't forget to check our last set at Yum Yum on our soundcloud page.

Last but not least, STV-Visuals. If you’ve visited Yum Yum before you’ll be familiar by the visuals of STV-Visuals. Stivo and his crew will be serving you some kick ass visuals again!

So put it in your calender, March 13th, Yum Yum @ Azijnfabriek, Roermond.

More info www.yumyum-music.nl or www.azijnfabriek.nl

Looking back....

January & Yum Yum
January has been a cold but inspirational month again. First of course we celebrated 5 years of Yum Yum on the 30st of January. It was another great night with an unbelievable dj set from Secret Cinema and a great closing set from Cannaloop. Big thanks to these guys but especially to all party people who joined us and celebrated with us. The vibe in the Azijnfabriek was great again and many people stayed in until the very last minute. It was a worthy night to celebrate 5 years Yum Yum. We also recorded the set we played at Yum Yum and below you can listen and download it.For pictures please check www.yumyum-music.nl


Svaiy and Vekx at Yum Yum 30-01-10 by Vekx




Winterdance
Another great party has been Winterdance at Beachclub Koers Zuid on the 23rd of January. This time Vekx played a solo set because Svaiy was precluded. After dj Dada warmed up the beachclub Vekx took over and played some funky house and tech-house. The crowd responded great and the party continued all night long. Winterdance is a small but great party. The crowd is always good, the atmosphere is nice and we're already looking forward to the next one. Big thanks to the Winterdance organisation.

Producing has started
In January Vekx started a collaboration with dj Roel Berson. Both Vekx and Roel decided to combine forces in Roel Berson's studio to try and make some first tracks. Although Roel and Vekx are still in a beginning fase, they managed to produce a first track. For a first time they are pretty ok with the result. You can listen to the track at the below player. More tracks will follow!

Vekx vs. Roel Berson - Thumper (Original Mix) by Vekx

Tech-talk
Now in stores, the Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1.
The Traktor Kontrol X1 is an exercise in minimalism, reducing the various uses of Traktor to a few encoders and buttons and a compact form factor. But while it supports MIDI for use with any DJ software, its “high-resolution” mode – as with Maschine before it – uses a proprietary protocol. The unit will sell for just under €200,-

The control arrangement of the Kontrol X1 fits a selection of essential parameters into its narrow form factor. The controls are divided in right and left into the two decks, with four sets of effects controls each. There are dedicated controls for browsing through tracks, and cueing and tempo controls. The case can be used either horizontally or vertically.The strategy appears to be to focus on controlling loops and effects, while those who want to work with digital vinyl can view this as a consolidated mixer / browser interface.

There are some nice extras, too. The box itself comes with Traktor LE, meaning someone can get started with digital DJing for about two hundred bucks. And for another €49,- you can add a custom stand and case – details too often left out of controllers.

Svaiy & Vekx gigs

In February and March we have some really nice gigs set in our calender. Of course there is another Yum Yum on the 13th of March. But we also play at the following parties:

• 06-02-10 House is a FFeeling, Café FF, Roermond
• 27-02-10 Minimaal Royaal, Fenix, Sittard
• 06-03-10 Donker, Stadslab, Sittard
• 13-03-10 Yum Yum, Azijnfabriek, Roermond
• 19-03-03 Deep, Kasteel Limbricht, Sittard
• 19-03-10 Pub Factory, Jill Murphy's, Roermond

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See you soon and take care.

Svaiy & Vekx